WASHINGTON COUNTY, STATE OF INDIANA

INDENTURE - Heirs & Devisees of Leonard Kerns

(Summa/Summy Heirs)

May 4, 1834

Book H - Pages 297, 298, 299

This Indenture made this fourth day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirty four between William M. Green and Margaret his wife, Adam Strous and Mary his wife, David Hedrick and Polly his wife, Leonard Carns and Polly his wife, Devisees and George Summy and Jerusha his wife and Michael Summy heirs of Catharine Summy late Catharine Kerns and Jesse Lukenbill and Nancy his wife, Joseph Lukenbill and Sally his wife and David Lukenbill heirs of Susan Lukenbill late Susan Kerns deceased who were also devisees of Leonard Kerns late of Washington County and State of Indiana deceased of the first part and Solomon Kerns of the said County of Washington of the other part - whereas the said Leonard Kerns deceased by his last will and testament bearing date the 31st day of December 1819 duly recorded in the Probate Court of said County bequeathed to his wife Katharine Kerns all his estate both real and personal during her natural life and after her death his executors should dispose of the estate to the best advantage for the benefit of his heirs and that all his children should have an equal share of his estate - And whereas the said Testator at the time of his making the said will and at the time of his death was legally seized and possessed of the South West quarter of Section Township One South range four East in the district of land's offered for sale at Jeffersonville which constituted a part of his estate leaving as his children and heirs the said Margaret who intermarried with the said Adam Strous, Polly, who intermarried with the said David Hedrick and the said Leonard Kerns, together with eight other children and heirs including the said Catharine who intermarried with Peter Summy and the said Susan who intermarried with George Lukenbill, the last of whom the said Catharine and Susan have also departed this life leaving as the heirs of the said Catharine the said George Summa and Michael Summa and as the heirs of the said Susan the said Jesse, David and Joseph Lukenbill, together with five other heirs of the said Catharine and four others of the said Susan, making in all seven children and heirs each, of the said Catharine and Susan according to the laws of this state inherit jointly the portions of their said mothers Catharine and Susan respectively --Therefore this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Green and wife, the said Strous and wife, the said Hedrick and wife, the said Kerns & wife for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars each -- and the said George Summy and wife the said Michael Summy, the said Jesse Lukenbill & wife, the said Joseph Lukenbill and wife and the said David Lukenbill for and in consideration of the sum of three dollars and fifty seven cents each to them respectively in hand paid by the said Solomon Kerns the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do severally by these presents grant bargain and sell unto the said Solomon Kerns all their right title interest and claim in and to their undivided portions respectively of the premises above described  To have and to hold the same together with the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said Solomon Kerns his heirs and assignees forever in fee simple free from the claim or claims of the party of the first part their heirs exectors and adminstrators or any of them or of any other person or persons claiming by through or under them or any of them respectively in proportion to their several interests as aforesaid -- that the said Green and wife, Strous & wife, Hedrick and wife, Carns & wife each being one twelfth, and that of the others one seventh of one twelfth part each -- In Witness whereof the said party of the first part
hereto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written --

William	his mark	Green	(seal)	George	his mark	Summy	(seal)
Margaret	her mark	Green	(seal)	Jerusha	her mark	Summy	(seal)
Leonard	his mark	Kerns	(seal)	David	his mark	Lukenbil	(seal)
Polly	her mark	Kerns	(seal)	David	his mark	Headrick	(seal)
Jesse	his mark	Lukenbill	(seal)	Polly	her mark	Headrick	(seal)
Nancy	her mark	Lukenbill	(seal)	Joseph	his mark	Lukenbill	(seal)
Michael	his mark	Summy	(seal)	Polly	her mark	Lukenbill	(seal)
Adam		Strous	(seal)
Mary	Strous		(seal)

State of Indiana }
Washington County }

Personally came before me the undersigned subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County the within named William Green, Margaret his wife, Leonard Kerns and Polly his wife, Jessee Lukenbill and Nancy his wife, Michael Summy, Adam Strous and Mary his wife, George Summy and Jerusha his wife, David Lukenbill, Joseph Lukenbill and Sally his wife and acknowledged the within Indenture of bargain and sale to be their voluntary act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned - - And the said Margaret, Polly, Nancy, Mary, Jerusha, Sally being examined by me according to law doth relinquish all their writs and title of dower in and to the within mentioned land - Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of August 1834.

/s/ Ninian Hamilton J.P.

State of Indiana }
Jackson County } Sct

Personally came before me one of the justices of said County the within named David headrick and Polly his wife devisees and grantors who acknowledge the within deed to be their voluntary act on their part for the purposes therein contained the said Polly being examined separate and apart from her said husband acknowledging that it is her voluntary act and that she does it without any coercion from her husband whatsoever -- Given under my hand and seal this 14th day of June 1834
/s/  Wm Williams  J.P.  (seal)

State of Indiana }
Jackson County } Sct

I William Crenshaw Clerk of the Jackson Circuit Court do certify that William Williams Esq before whom the within appears to have been acknowledged now is and was at the time of receiving said acknowledgement an acting justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such to whose acts full faith and credit is due and ought to be given as well in courts of justice as [
]  [     ] -- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Brownstown the 14th day of June 1834.

/s/ Wm Crenshaw  Clk